Oceana
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Official account of Oceana International. Dedicated to protecting & restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale.
For 20 years now, the Oceana Ranger has helped our scientist explore the sea and deepen our understanding of ocean life!
Read more about how our travels have influenced how we understand the oceans — and why we must fight to protect them 👉 https://oceana.ly/4prvazD
Read more about how our travels have influenced how we understand the oceans — and why we must fight to protect them 👉 https://oceana.ly/4prvazD
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
For 20 years now, the Oceana Ranger has helped our scientist explore the sea and deepen our understanding of ocean life!
Read more about how our travels have influenced how we understand the oceans — and why we must fight to protect them 👉 https://oceana.ly/4prvazD
Read more about how our travels have influenced how we understand the oceans — and why we must fight to protect them 👉 https://oceana.ly/4prvazD
Small-sale fishers are a cornerstone of coastal communities — casting nets not for large profits, but for meals, livelihoods, and survival.
See five ways they’re shaping a healthier, more sustainable future: https://oceana.ly/4pmxdVg #WorldFisheriesDay
See five ways they’re shaping a healthier, more sustainable future: https://oceana.ly/4pmxdVg #WorldFisheriesDay
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Small-sale fishers are a cornerstone of coastal communities — casting nets not for large profits, but for meals, livelihoods, and survival.
See five ways they’re shaping a healthier, more sustainable future: https://oceana.ly/4pmxdVg #WorldFisheriesDay
See five ways they’re shaping a healthier, more sustainable future: https://oceana.ly/4pmxdVg #WorldFisheriesDay
#BREAKING: The Trump admin just released its plan to expand offshore drilling on the West, Gulf & Alaskan coasts of the U.S.
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#BREAKING: The Trump admin just released its plan to expand offshore drilling on the West, Gulf & Alaskan coasts of the U.S.
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
This move threatens beloved beaches, precious marine life & countless coastal communities across the country – despite bipartisan public opposition. https://oceana.ly/4pn13t1
It might be hard to imagine, but manatees are believed to have inspired sailors’ tales of mermaids and sirens! 🧜
These sea cows are far from mythical, but just as captivating. Read more: https://oceana.ly/4i6pYhU #ManateeAwarenessMonth
These sea cows are far from mythical, but just as captivating. Read more: https://oceana.ly/4i6pYhU #ManateeAwarenessMonth
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It might be hard to imagine, but manatees are believed to have inspired sailors’ tales of mermaids and sirens! 🧜
These sea cows are far from mythical, but just as captivating. Read more: https://oceana.ly/4i6pYhU #ManateeAwarenessMonth
These sea cows are far from mythical, but just as captivating. Read more: https://oceana.ly/4i6pYhU #ManateeAwarenessMonth
We’re protecting all of this together. 💙
With your help, Oceana has already achieved hundreds of concrete policy victories for marine life and habitats.
By joining Oceana, you’re making a real difference for our oceans — and our shared future 👉 https://oceana.ly/49YQbwT
With your help, Oceana has already achieved hundreds of concrete policy victories for marine life and habitats.
By joining Oceana, you’re making a real difference for our oceans — and our shared future 👉 https://oceana.ly/49YQbwT
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We’re protecting all of this together. 💙
With your help, Oceana has already achieved hundreds of concrete policy victories for marine life and habitats.
By joining Oceana, you’re making a real difference for our oceans — and our shared future 👉 https://oceana.ly/49YQbwT
With your help, Oceana has already achieved hundreds of concrete policy victories for marine life and habitats.
By joining Oceana, you’re making a real difference for our oceans — and our shared future 👉 https://oceana.ly/49YQbwT
READ: Scientists could use NASA satellites to help predict feeding paths of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.🛰️🐋
This game-changing approach could help prevent deadly entanglements & boat strikes. https://oceana.ly/43Kw9lQ
This game-changing approach could help prevent deadly entanglements & boat strikes. https://oceana.ly/43Kw9lQ
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
READ: Scientists could use NASA satellites to help predict feeding paths of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.🛰️🐋
This game-changing approach could help prevent deadly entanglements & boat strikes. https://oceana.ly/43Kw9lQ
This game-changing approach could help prevent deadly entanglements & boat strikes. https://oceana.ly/43Kw9lQ
Did you know plastic is made from fossil fuels?
From production to disposal, single-use plastics fuel the climate crisis at every stage of their life cycle. Learn more: https://oceana.ly/49C4dV0 #COP30
From production to disposal, single-use plastics fuel the climate crisis at every stage of their life cycle. Learn more: https://oceana.ly/49C4dV0 #COP30
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Did you know plastic is made from fossil fuels?
From production to disposal, single-use plastics fuel the climate crisis at every stage of their life cycle. Learn more: https://oceana.ly/49C4dV0 #COP30
From production to disposal, single-use plastics fuel the climate crisis at every stage of their life cycle. Learn more: https://oceana.ly/49C4dV0 #COP30
The Great Barrier Reef is spawning. 🪸 ✨
A phenomenon Sir David Attenborough once described as “one of the greatest of all natural spectacles,” the annual event is a dazzling display presenting hope for bigger, stronger coral reefs. 💙
Here's what spawning looks like👇
A phenomenon Sir David Attenborough once described as “one of the greatest of all natural spectacles,” the annual event is a dazzling display presenting hope for bigger, stronger coral reefs. 💙
Here's what spawning looks like👇
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Great Barrier Reef is spawning. 🪸 ✨
A phenomenon Sir David Attenborough once described as “one of the greatest of all natural spectacles,” the annual event is a dazzling display presenting hope for bigger, stronger coral reefs. 💙
Here's what spawning looks like👇
A phenomenon Sir David Attenborough once described as “one of the greatest of all natural spectacles,” the annual event is a dazzling display presenting hope for bigger, stronger coral reefs. 💙
Here's what spawning looks like👇
In the early 1990s, only about 1,300 manatees remained in Florida’s waters.
Today, their population has grown to more than six times that – all thanks to laws like the Endangered Species Act and people taking action to protect them. 💙
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/440kWh7
Today, their population has grown to more than six times that – all thanks to laws like the Endangered Species Act and people taking action to protect them. 💙
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/440kWh7
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In the early 1990s, only about 1,300 manatees remained in Florida’s waters.
Today, their population has grown to more than six times that – all thanks to laws like the Endangered Species Act and people taking action to protect them. 💙
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/440kWh7
Today, their population has grown to more than six times that – all thanks to laws like the Endangered Species Act and people taking action to protect them. 💙
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/440kWh7
Ocean-based action is an essential part of the climate solution — but it's often overlooked. As #COP30 begins this week, leaders have a historic opportunity to include ocean-based solutions in global climate strategies. Will they? https://oceana.ly/4nCvzOc
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ocean-based action is an essential part of the climate solution — but it's often overlooked. As #COP30 begins this week, leaders have a historic opportunity to include ocean-based solutions in global climate strategies. Will they? https://oceana.ly/4nCvzOc
READ: Off a small Danish island lies an underwater world of large mountains and deep river valleys, like an underwater version of the Grand Canyon. 🌊
Dive into this incredible place – and meet some species you likely haven't heard of before 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nITifN
Dive into this incredible place – and meet some species you likely haven't heard of before 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nITifN
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
READ: Off a small Danish island lies an underwater world of large mountains and deep river valleys, like an underwater version of the Grand Canyon. 🌊
Dive into this incredible place – and meet some species you likely haven't heard of before 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nITifN
Dive into this incredible place – and meet some species you likely haven't heard of before 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nITifN
#BREAKING: According to new reporting by Coca-Cola, the company's plastic use has surged by over a BILLION pounds in just five years.
We need urgent, bold action to tackle this crisis, including a major shift to reusable packaging. https://oceana.ly/47HdVTn
We need urgent, bold action to tackle this crisis, including a major shift to reusable packaging. https://oceana.ly/47HdVTn
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#BREAKING: According to new reporting by Coca-Cola, the company's plastic use has surged by over a BILLION pounds in just five years.
We need urgent, bold action to tackle this crisis, including a major shift to reusable packaging. https://oceana.ly/47HdVTn
We need urgent, bold action to tackle this crisis, including a major shift to reusable packaging. https://oceana.ly/47HdVTn
The underwater world features a full-blown symphony of sounds – especially from whales! 🐋 🎶
Made up of clicks, whistles, pulsed calls, and songs — these sounds are essential to whales for navigation, hunting, communication, and courtship.
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/48MZKhY
Made up of clicks, whistles, pulsed calls, and songs — these sounds are essential to whales for navigation, hunting, communication, and courtship.
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/48MZKhY
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The underwater world features a full-blown symphony of sounds – especially from whales! 🐋 🎶
Made up of clicks, whistles, pulsed calls, and songs — these sounds are essential to whales for navigation, hunting, communication, and courtship.
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/48MZKhY
Made up of clicks, whistles, pulsed calls, and songs — these sounds are essential to whales for navigation, hunting, communication, and courtship.
Learn more: https://oceana.ly/48MZKhY
As Halloween approaches, spooky creatures probably come to mind. 👻 🧛
But some of the most eerie animals live deep beneath the waves! Check out five ocean animals that are always ready for spooky season 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nfrDCI
But some of the most eerie animals live deep beneath the waves! Check out five ocean animals that are always ready for spooky season 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nfrDCI
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As Halloween approaches, spooky creatures probably come to mind. 👻 🧛
But some of the most eerie animals live deep beneath the waves! Check out five ocean animals that are always ready for spooky season 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nfrDCI
But some of the most eerie animals live deep beneath the waves! Check out five ocean animals that are always ready for spooky season 👉 https://oceana.ly/4nfrDCI
👻 Ghost gear haunts our oceans — and it can deal some seriously spooky damage to ocean ecosystems and marine life.
Read: https://oceana.ly/47ktQHd
Read: https://oceana.ly/47ktQHd
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
👻 Ghost gear haunts our oceans — and it can deal some seriously spooky damage to ocean ecosystems and marine life.
Read: https://oceana.ly/47ktQHd
Read: https://oceana.ly/47ktQHd
🚨 #BREAKING: A leaked plan indicates that the Trump administration is looking to expand offshore drilling on the U.S. East and West coasts – risking vital marine habitats and threatening coastal communities across the country.
http://bit.ly/4oAnnyR
http://bit.ly/4oAnnyR
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨 #BREAKING: A leaked plan indicates that the Trump administration is looking to expand offshore drilling on the U.S. East and West coasts – risking vital marine habitats and threatening coastal communities across the country.
http://bit.ly/4oAnnyR
http://bit.ly/4oAnnyR
#BREAKING: New estimates reveal that the North Atlantic Right Whale population has increased – proving their resilience.
With just 384 remaining, we can’t let Congress threaten one of the only laws protecting them.
Speak up: oceana.ly/4nYyxNP
With just 384 remaining, we can’t let Congress threaten one of the only laws protecting them.
Speak up: oceana.ly/4nYyxNP
October 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#BREAKING: New estimates reveal that the North Atlantic Right Whale population has increased – proving their resilience.
With just 384 remaining, we can’t let Congress threaten one of the only laws protecting them.
Speak up: oceana.ly/4nYyxNP
With just 384 remaining, we can’t let Congress threaten one of the only laws protecting them.
Speak up: oceana.ly/4nYyxNP
U.S. Congress wants to gut the law that protects all the marine mammals we adore – such as sea otters, walruses, polar bears, and more.
Why limit protections for the animals we love?
Get the scoop: http://bit.ly/4n3MHMo
Why limit protections for the animals we love?
Get the scoop: http://bit.ly/4n3MHMo
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
U.S. Congress wants to gut the law that protects all the marine mammals we adore – such as sea otters, walruses, polar bears, and more.
Why limit protections for the animals we love?
Get the scoop: http://bit.ly/4n3MHMo
Why limit protections for the animals we love?
Get the scoop: http://bit.ly/4n3MHMo
READ: Globally, temperatures have reached a level where most warm water reefs can no longer stand the heat – this thermal tipping point will change coral reef ecosystems as we know them. https://bit.ly/43hR5QP
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
READ: Globally, temperatures have reached a level where most warm water reefs can no longer stand the heat – this thermal tipping point will change coral reef ecosystems as we know them. https://bit.ly/43hR5QP
October may be spooky, but your seafood shouldn’t be! 🎣👻
Too often, consumers are frequently served a completely different species than the one they paid for — a trick instead of a treat.
Read more about seafood fraud: https://oceana.ly/4qa248L
Too often, consumers are frequently served a completely different species than the one they paid for — a trick instead of a treat.
Read more about seafood fraud: https://oceana.ly/4qa248L
October 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
October may be spooky, but your seafood shouldn’t be! 🎣👻
Too often, consumers are frequently served a completely different species than the one they paid for — a trick instead of a treat.
Read more about seafood fraud: https://oceana.ly/4qa248L
Too often, consumers are frequently served a completely different species than the one they paid for — a trick instead of a treat.
Read more about seafood fraud: https://oceana.ly/4qa248L
Great news for ocean wildlife! 🦈🪸🦑🐟
California just passed a new law protecting 100+ ocean species by phasing out deadly set gillnets. This means safer waters for marine life while respecting today’s local fishers. https://oceana.ly/3IXPlpd 💙
California just passed a new law protecting 100+ ocean species by phasing out deadly set gillnets. This means safer waters for marine life while respecting today’s local fishers. https://oceana.ly/3IXPlpd 💙
October 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great news for ocean wildlife! 🦈🪸🦑🐟
California just passed a new law protecting 100+ ocean species by phasing out deadly set gillnets. This means safer waters for marine life while respecting today’s local fishers. https://oceana.ly/3IXPlpd 💙
California just passed a new law protecting 100+ ocean species by phasing out deadly set gillnets. This means safer waters for marine life while respecting today’s local fishers. https://oceana.ly/3IXPlpd 💙
#BREAKING: We’re proud to announce that Vera Coelho has been appointed Executive Director and Vice President of Oceana in Europe.
Vera, who joined Oceana in 2020, will lead our campaigns to protect and restore European waters for future generations. https://oceana.ly/48rScB9
Vera, who joined Oceana in 2020, will lead our campaigns to protect and restore European waters for future generations. https://oceana.ly/48rScB9
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#BREAKING: We’re proud to announce that Vera Coelho has been appointed Executive Director and Vice President of Oceana in Europe.
Vera, who joined Oceana in 2020, will lead our campaigns to protect and restore European waters for future generations. https://oceana.ly/48rScB9
Vera, who joined Oceana in 2020, will lead our campaigns to protect and restore European waters for future generations. https://oceana.ly/48rScB9
Spain has designated FIVE new marine protected areas!
After years of advocacy, Oceana celebrates this win for marine life and coastal communities—and now pushes to ensure these areas are properly managed and free from destructive activities like trawling. 🌎
After years of advocacy, Oceana celebrates this win for marine life and coastal communities—and now pushes to ensure these areas are properly managed and free from destructive activities like trawling. 🌎
October 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Spain has designated FIVE new marine protected areas!
After years of advocacy, Oceana celebrates this win for marine life and coastal communities—and now pushes to ensure these areas are properly managed and free from destructive activities like trawling. 🌎
After years of advocacy, Oceana celebrates this win for marine life and coastal communities—and now pushes to ensure these areas are properly managed and free from destructive activities like trawling. 🌎
🌊 Big win for oceans!
Brazil has adopted its first national decree to fight plastic pollution — with @OceanaBrasil helping draft stronger measures to regulate production & reduce single-use plastics.
Learn more about our progress toward cleaner seas: oceana.org/plastics
Brazil has adopted its first national decree to fight plastic pollution — with @OceanaBrasil helping draft stronger measures to regulate production & reduce single-use plastics.
Learn more about our progress toward cleaner seas: oceana.org/plastics
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🌊 Big win for oceans!
Brazil has adopted its first national decree to fight plastic pollution — with @OceanaBrasil helping draft stronger measures to regulate production & reduce single-use plastics.
Learn more about our progress toward cleaner seas: oceana.org/plastics
Brazil has adopted its first national decree to fight plastic pollution — with @OceanaBrasil helping draft stronger measures to regulate production & reduce single-use plastics.
Learn more about our progress toward cleaner seas: oceana.org/plastics
READ: The EU’s ban on discards was meant to end one of the most wasteful practices in fishing: throwing unwanted catch back into the sea. Yet, years after it was introduced under the Common Fisheries Policy, countries are failing to enforce it. https://oceana.ly/470f0FJ
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
READ: The EU’s ban on discards was meant to end one of the most wasteful practices in fishing: throwing unwanted catch back into the sea. Yet, years after it was introduced under the Common Fisheries Policy, countries are failing to enforce it. https://oceana.ly/470f0FJ